Victorian Arts Minister Martin Foley celebrated the milestone at last night's live streamed concert. Meanwhile founders Chris Howlett and Adele Schonhardt have exciting plans for MDCH.

The conventional wisdom says that for the performing arts the online space is difficult, if not impossible, to effectively monetise. We speak to the musicians and presenters who are making a go of ticketed live streaming events.

The successful streaming initiative which has helped sustain local artists during the COVID-19 crisis will now invite patrons to selected performances.

The successful streaming initiative will now consist of Perth and Sydney satellite evenings.

Fourteen concerts in eight days aim to support musicians affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

The new streaming initiative has already presented nine concerts in its first fortnight, with plenty more to come.

Elyane Laussade, Nicholas Dinopoulos and Andrea Katz bring beautiful, intimate recitals to Melbourne Digital Concert Hall.

The new online initiative run by Melbourne musicians hopes to help sustain local artists – and their audiences – who have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis.